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Formation | September 17, 2015 |
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Founder | Anel de Swardt |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Pretoria |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | English |
National Director | Lenie Pieterse |
Parent organization | Maggy-Dee Productions (2017 – Present) |
Miss Grand South Africa is an annual female beauty pageant in South Africa founded in 2015 by Commonwealth Pageant South Africa, led by Anel de Swardt, [1] [2] aiming to select the country representative to compete in its parent contest Miss Grand International. [1] [3] The license was transferred to Zee World in 2016, [3] and later to Maggy-Dee Productions, led by Miss Grand South Africa 2015 "Lenie Pieterse" who currently owns and runs the contest since 2017. [4] [5]
South Africa got placements at Miss Grand International twice including top 20 finalists by "Belinde Schreuder" in 2019 and the fourth runner-up by "Jeanè Van Dam" in 2021. [6] [7] [8]
South Africa made its debutant at Miss Grand International in 2015 by Magdalena Lenie Pieterse, who had been serving as the director of the Miss Grand South Africa beauty contest since 2017. After winning the 2015 title at the parallel contest of the Commonwealth Pageant South Africa, Miss & Mrs. Grand South Africa 2015–16, held in the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City amusement park of Johannesburg on 17 September 2015, [1] [2] Pieterse entered the Miss Grand International 2015 world final round in Bangkok, Thailand, [1] then became the director of the national preliminary contest for such an international pageant two years later.
In 2016, An English-Bollywood TV channel in Johannesburg, Zee World, obtained one year license for the Miss Grand International 2016, [3] the national contest was held on 6 August 2016 at Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria featuring 6 national finalists, in which Caitlin Harty, a professional model based in Johannesburg, was announced as the titleholder. [3] [9] However, Zee World lost the license to Magdalena Pieterse in the following year. Under the direction of Pieterse, her first affiliated titleholder, Yajna Debideen, was appointed to the position instead of conducting the national contest. [4] [5] Debideen was the first runner-up Miss Supranational South Africa 2017. [4] [5]
In the following year, the organizer company, Maggy-Dee Productions, was founded by Pieterse, and became responsible for managing the national contest. [10] The first pageant under the direction of such an organ took place on 4 August 2018 at Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria, and the contest has been held annually since then. [10] [11] [12] South Africa got placements twice at the Miss Grand International contest, including Top 20 finalists by Belinde Schreuder in 2019 and the fourth runner-up by Jeanè Van Dam in 2021. [8] [13]
Since acquiring the license, the Miss Grand South Africa pageant, under the direction of Lenie Pieterse, has been aiming to empower women with the knowledge to bring about changes to communities in need by becoming a charity and cultural ambassador within South Africa. [11] Several national finalists are currently working with the local non-profit organizations (NGOs) or providing the necessities support for those organs. [11] [14] [15] For instance, the 2021 finalist, Storm Hurlbatt, an established financial advisor, who created the MakeNoise360 campaign to change the culture of violence and injustice in society. [15] as well as Genive Trimble, the other 2021 finalist, who is affiliated with the Humanitarian Empowerment Fund, the organization that was founded to holistically change and empower communities, families, and industries through helping with food supply, security, education, and rehabilitation. [11]
Year | Edition | Date | Venue | Host province | Entrants | Ref. |
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2015 | 1th | 11 September | Lyric Theatre of Gold Reef City amusement park, Johannesburg | Gauteng | 8 | [1] [2] |
2016 | 2nd | 6 August | Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria | 6 | [3] [9] | |
2018 | 3rd | 4 August | 14 | [10] | ||
2019 | 4th | 25 May | 10 | [16] | ||
2020 | 5th | 30 August | The event was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | 14 | [17] | |
2021 | 6th | 14 August | Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria | Gauteng | 26 | [11] |
2022 | 7th | 9 July | Lake Umuzi Waterfront Hotel, Secunda | Mpumalanga | 38 | [18] [19] |
2023 | 8th | 22 July | Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria | Gauteng | 25 | [20] [21] |
2024 | 9th | 1 June | Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg | 28 | [22] : 4 | |
2025 | 10th | 28 June | 35 | [23] : 5 [24] | ||
Year | Miss Grand South Africa | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
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1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | |||
2015 | Magdalena Pieterse [α] | Danielle Leach | Rina van Schalkwyk | Not awarded | Not awarded | [1] |
2016 | Caitlin Harty | Precious Khoza | Thando Tsiane | Not awarded | Not awarded | [3] [9] |
2018 | Misha Christie | Natasché Daniels | Refentse Fensi Molehe | Nedien Andrews | Rhulani Mathevula | [25] |
2019 | Belinde Schreuder [γ] | Jeané Van Dam | Phomolo Bianca Tjie | Beauron Julies | Shaleen de Witt | [8] [16] |
2020 | Anronet Roelofsz | Nompumelelo Malindi | Sthabile Mnyandu | Not awarded | Not awarded | [26] |
2021 | Jeanè Van Dam | Lu Juan Mzyk | Danielle Van Zyl | Genive Trimble | Jordan Van Rensburg | [12] |
2022 | Lu Juan Mzyk | Bianca Ramalho | Sphilangomusa Khwezi Msweli | Anita Meyer | Sharné Dheochand | [19] [27] |
2023 | Gugulethu Mayisela | Thulani Ndzotyana | Joey Roman | Robyn Hill | Monique Best | [28] |
2024 | Sharné Dheochand | Karabo Lawal | Suhané Bosch | Sinamile Dlamini | Lesego Nyathela | [29] [30] |
The following list shows South Africa's representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant.
Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | National director | Ref. | |
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Placement | Special award(s) | |||||
2014 | Ane Reynolds | Appointed | Did not compete | Invited | [34] [35] | |
2015 | Magdalena Pieterse | Miss Grand South Africa 2015 | Unplaced | — | Anel de Swardt | [1] |
2016 | Caitlin Harty | Miss Grand South Africa 2016 | Unplaced | — | Harish Goyal | [3] [9] |
2017 | Yajna Debideen | 1st runner-up Miss Supranational South Africa 2017 | Unplaced | — | Lenie Pieterse | [4] [5] |
2018 | Misha Christie | Miss Grand South Africa 2018 | Unplaced | — | [25] | |
2019 | Belinde Schreuder | Miss Grand South Africa 2019 | Top 20 | — | [8] [16] | |
2020 | Anronet Roelofsz | Miss Grand South Africa 2020 | Unplaced | — | [26] | |
2021 | Jeanè Van Dam | Miss Grand South Africa 2021 | 4th runner-up | — | [6] [7] [36] | |
2022 | Lu Juan Mzyk | Miss Grand South Africa 2022 | Unplaced | — | [19] | |
2023 | Gugulethu Mayisela | Miss Grand South Africa 2023 | Unplaced | — | [28] | |
2024 | Sharné Dheochand | Miss Grand South Africa 2024 | Unplaced | — | [37] | |
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand South Africa pageant, as well as the competition results.
Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Eastern Cape | Danielle Leach (1st) | Andile Mncube | Nonele Mhlonitshwa | — | Nandi Sonjica | Chumasande Somazembe |
Philene van Niekerk (Top 11) | ||||||
Zintle Zincume | Snenhlanhla Gumede | Allison Vogelstruis | ||||
Thulani Ndzotyana (1st) | ||||||
Free State | Lenie Maggy Pieterse (W) | Nothile Mkhize | Irene Le Roux | — | — | — |
Gauteng | — | Thando Tsiane (2nd) | Misha Christie (W) | Shaleen de Witt (Top 5) | Annedernive Brown (Top 11) | Thenjiwe Khatle |
Mandisa Khumalo | ||||||
Mathu Mcube | Belinde Schreuder (W) | Gugulethu Mayisela (W) | Melissa Moyani | |||
Nandipha Nqati | ||||||
Jeané Van Dam (1st) | Jané van Niekerk (Top 11) | Sinamile Dlamini (3rd) | ||||
Kefiloe Kolopang | ||||||
Nombuso Indoni Magalela | Simoné van Wyk | Jaqueline Cronje (Top 11) | Juane Bekker | |||
Naledi Mphahlele | ||||||
Tharina Botes | Karabo Pororo | Karabo Lawal (1st) | ||||
Odwa Nyeke (Top 11) | ||||||
Mathu Nomusa | Anzelle Krige | Malebogo Selaledi | Lesego Nyathela (4th) | |||
Fhulufhelo Bilankulu | ||||||
Mikhaela Vythilingam | Lethaukuthula Maseko | |||||
Rhulani Mathevula (4th) | Juan-Marie Nagel | Chanel Rautenbach (Top 11) | ||||
Nikiwe Msache | Suhané Bosch (2nd) | |||||
Dikeledi Mokwane | ||||||
Rhulani Mathevula (Top 11) | Sherlain Holmes | |||||
KwaZulu-Natal | — | Charmaine Mureyi | Zama Xaba | — | Luleka Ntanzi | Nokwanda Bila |
Mvelenhle Dlungwane | Sivuyile Malinga | |||||
Robyn Hill (3rd) | Sharné Dheochand (W) | |||||
Tara-Linn Govender | Alicia Mthembu | |||||
Limpopo | Rina van Schalkwyk (2nd) | Caitlin Harty (W) | Kgwadi Megan | Phomolo Bianca Tjie (2nd) | Diana Ndavani | Zinhle Mkhabela |
Mologadi Monoge (Top 11) | ||||||
Praise Nkovani | Pertunia Mathole | |||||
Mpumalanga | — | Precious Khoza (1st) | Refentse Molehe (2nd) | — | — | Portia Ndaba |
North West | — | Thobile Ntuli | Simone Swanepoel | Peggy Chauke | Monique Best (4th) | Relebogile Muruvi |
Letlhogonolo Basime | ||||||
Palesa Masuku | Kgakollo Dithipe (Top 11) | |||||
Galaletsang Phuti | ||||||
Northern Cape | — | — | Nedien Andrews (3rd) | Beauron Julies (Top 5) | — | — |
Western Cape | — | Imi Mpakathi | Natasche Daniels (1st) | Edwina Hess | Edwina Hess | Candy-lee Duarttee |
Joey Roman | Joey Roman (2nd) | |||||
Siphosethu Vukemntwini | Siphosethu Vukemntwini | Colleen Stafford | ||||
Total | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 32 |
Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unknown | Angela Bendzane (Top 8) | Antoinette Van Zyl | Anele Mbomambi |
Anronet Roelofsz (W) | Brooklyn Bradley | Angelique Fourie | |
Antoinette Tshireletso (Top 8) | Carol Kgwete | Anita Meyer (3rd) | |
Benelyn Kgwete | Danielle Van Zyl (2nd) | Antoinette Van | |
Boipelo Letlape | Esethu Makholwa | Bianca Bezuidenhout | |
Imi Mpakhati | Faith Mathopa | Bianca Romalho (1st) | |
Itumeleng Mashego | Genive Trimble (3rd) | Buhle Tshoniswa | |
Nompumelelo Malindi (1st) | Jane Bacher | Franze Janse Van Rensburg | |
Ororiseng Thubisi | Jeane Van Dam (W) | Goitseone Thlabane | |
Philadelphia Mangoeng | Jonelle Grundeling | Itumeleng Baloyi | |
Roxanne Hendricks | Jansen Van Rensburg (4th) | Jane Van Niekerk | |
Sthabile Mnyandu (2nd) | Julia Odiona | Kieara Peregrine | |
Tikepah Goodman (Top 5) | Karike Lourens | Lebohang Raputsoe | |
Victoria Welthagen (Top 8) | Kelly Coetzee | Lerato Maponya | |
Taahira Bungu (Top 5) | Kelly Winter | Lujuan Mzyk (W) | |
— | Lebogang Hlaka | Luyanda Khubisa | |
Lesley Anne Holworthy | Marene Lessing | ||
Lise Mari Nicole Blaauw | Minenhle Lukhele | ||
Ludina Ngwenya | Mosima Matlala | ||
Lu Juan Mzyk (1st) | Nazia Wadee | ||
Melanie Barnes | Nondumiso Mapaila | ||
Ncebakazi Dlamini | Ofentse Kau | ||
Nokwanda Mbanjwa | Ontshiametse Tlhopane | ||
Ororiseng Thubisi | Pelly Mbantsa | ||
Phomolo Matlalepoo | Philene Van Niekerk | ||
Priscilla Mamet ja | Poeletso Aphane | ||
Shaian Changane | Refilwe Mangope | ||
Sinesipho Govuza | Rhulani Mathevula | ||
Siphosihle Blanket | Robyn Harry | ||
Storm Hurlbatt | Sharne Dheochand | ||
Tivani Makamu | Simone De Jager | ||
Victoria Welthagen | Sphilangomusa Msweli (2nd) | ||
Ziyanda Maneli | Tamaryn Price | ||
— | Thandi Molepo | ||
Thando Khumalo | |||
Themnilihle Qhina | |||
Tshegofatso Mokgatle | |||
Victoria Welthagen | |||
Total | 15 | 33 | 38 |
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